Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06DJIBOUTI795
2006-07-06 10:56:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Djibouti
Cable title:
GUELLEH CALLS FOR AN END TO IRAQI AND PALESTINIAN
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UNCLAS DJIBOUTI 000795
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR AF AND AF/E
LONDON, PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL ECON DJ
SUBJECT: GUELLEH CALLS FOR AN END TO IRAQI AND PALESTINIAN
"OCCUPATION"
UNCLAS DJIBOUTI 000795
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR AF AND AF/E
LONDON, PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL ECON DJ
SUBJECT: GUELLEH CALLS FOR AN END TO IRAQI AND PALESTINIAN
"OCCUPATION"
1. (U) After an official, public military parade
commemorating Djibouti's Independence Day, June 27, President
Ismail Omar Guelleh hosted a garden party for government
officials, members of Parliament, diplomatic corps, and a
large number of Djiboutians. During a speech at this event,
Guelleh juxtaposed the freedom cherished by Djiboutians to
"the occupation that still affects Iraq, Palestine, and other
places around the world." Guelleh demanded "the oppression
and occupation of the Iraqi and Palestinian people cease." On
Somalia, he said the Somali people would once again "find the
path of peace and dialogue." Guelleh told his audience that
he "is awaiting positive outcomes from the last meeting
between the Transitional Federal Government and the Islamic
Courts Union in Khartoum, so the chaos of the war-torn
country can come to an end."
2. (U) Guelleh said Djibouti's development process initiated
in 1999 continues to ameliorate the life of Djiboutians.
Education and health care for all will allow human
development in the entire territory, he continued. Gender
equality will also guarantee sustainable development,
according to Guelleh. He also said that the government would
do everything in its power to ensure the merging of regional
economic poles, and the political objective of
decentralization is "to satisfy the aspiration of all
Djiboutians."
3. (U) Guelleh called upon Djiboutians to assist in the
challenge of Djibouti hosting the 11th Summit of COMESA
countries in November 2006, where 22 heads of state will be
present. Guelleh stressed that this is the first time, since
independence, that Djibouti is hosting such a large event. He
pleaded for Djiboutians to give the best of what they have to
offer: a welcoming tradition and hospitality.
4. (U) Speaking subsequently in Somali, Guelleh addressed a
few words to Djibouti's youth, saying that gaining
independence was not easy. He told the young generation that
they need to face the current challenges in order to sustain
the sacrifices made by their elders. He thanked former
President Gouled and his colleagues whom, he said, "fought to
give this country dignity."
RAGSDALE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR AF AND AF/E
LONDON, PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL ECON DJ
SUBJECT: GUELLEH CALLS FOR AN END TO IRAQI AND PALESTINIAN
"OCCUPATION"
1. (U) After an official, public military parade
commemorating Djibouti's Independence Day, June 27, President
Ismail Omar Guelleh hosted a garden party for government
officials, members of Parliament, diplomatic corps, and a
large number of Djiboutians. During a speech at this event,
Guelleh juxtaposed the freedom cherished by Djiboutians to
"the occupation that still affects Iraq, Palestine, and other
places around the world." Guelleh demanded "the oppression
and occupation of the Iraqi and Palestinian people cease." On
Somalia, he said the Somali people would once again "find the
path of peace and dialogue." Guelleh told his audience that
he "is awaiting positive outcomes from the last meeting
between the Transitional Federal Government and the Islamic
Courts Union in Khartoum, so the chaos of the war-torn
country can come to an end."
2. (U) Guelleh said Djibouti's development process initiated
in 1999 continues to ameliorate the life of Djiboutians.
Education and health care for all will allow human
development in the entire territory, he continued. Gender
equality will also guarantee sustainable development,
according to Guelleh. He also said that the government would
do everything in its power to ensure the merging of regional
economic poles, and the political objective of
decentralization is "to satisfy the aspiration of all
Djiboutians."
3. (U) Guelleh called upon Djiboutians to assist in the
challenge of Djibouti hosting the 11th Summit of COMESA
countries in November 2006, where 22 heads of state will be
present. Guelleh stressed that this is the first time, since
independence, that Djibouti is hosting such a large event. He
pleaded for Djiboutians to give the best of what they have to
offer: a welcoming tradition and hospitality.
4. (U) Speaking subsequently in Somali, Guelleh addressed a
few words to Djibouti's youth, saying that gaining
independence was not easy. He told the young generation that
they need to face the current challenges in order to sustain
the sacrifices made by their elders. He thanked former
President Gouled and his colleagues whom, he said, "fought to
give this country dignity."
RAGSDALE